Californians Linking Action with Science for Prevention of Breast Cancer (CLASP-BC)—Phase 2

Christopher Politis,Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati,Jon F. Kerner,Ross C. Brownson,Marion H.E. Kavanaugh-Lynch,Aviva Prager

doi:10.3390/ijerph17238863

Abstract

Californians Linking Action with Science for Prevention of Breast Cancer (CLASP-BC) is part of California Breast Cancer Research Program’s (CBCRP) Initiative strategic priority to disseminate and implement high-impact, population-based primary prevention interventions. CLASP-BC is informed by six years of funded program dissemination and implementation (D&I) research and evaluation conducted by the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC) through its Coalitions Linking Action and Science for Prevention (CLASP). In its second phase, CLASP-BC will fund multi-sector, multi-jurisdictional initiatives that integrate the lessons learned from science with the lessons learned from practice and policy to reduce the risk of developing breast cancer and develop viable and sustainable infrastructure models for primary prevention breast cancer programs and research evidence implementation. Applications will be solicited from research, practice, policy, and community teams to address one or more of the intervention goals for the 23 risk factors identified in Paths to Prevention: The California Breast Cancer Primary Prevention Plan (P2P), expanding upon existing primary prevention efforts into two or more California jurisdictions, focused on disadvantaged, high risk communities with unmet social needs. The lessons learned from CLASP-BC will be widely disseminated within the participating jurisdictions, across California and, where applicable, to jurisdictions outside the state.

Highlights

Californians Linking Action with Science for Prevention of Breast Cancer (CLASP-BC) is part of the California Breast Cancer Research Program’s (CBCRP) Initiative strategic priority to disseminate andInt
Coalitions Linking Action and Science for Prevention (CLASP)-BC is designed to disseminate and implement high-impact, population-based primary prevention approaches by funding large scale evidence-informed interventions (EII), through multi-jurisdictional actions, with the intent to decrease the risk of breast cancer and other chronic diseases, among racial/ethnic minorities and medically underserved (e.g., LGBTQAI) populations in California [4]
Data and findings around practice and policy outcomes from the CLASP projects were submitted at the conclusion of the funding period, but many policy impacts occurred after the funding period had concluded given the time-scale involved in building multidisciplinary coalitions and influencing policy processes

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Introduction

Californians Linking Action with Science for Prevention of Breast Cancer (CLASP-BC) is part of the California Breast Cancer Research Program’s (CBCRP) Initiative strategic priority to disseminate andInt. In addition to the use of the aforementioned CPBR principles in reviewing applications, elements of the conceptual framework for understanding and assessing the effectiveness of the CBPR partnership process [6] will be adapted as review criteria for Phase 2 applications to this initiative These elements may include environmental characteristics of the communities; structural characteristics of the coalitions; group dynamics characteristics of effective partnerships; proposed partnership EIIs; intermediate measures of partnership effectiveness; and proposed output measures of partnership effectiveness. Not all coalition members need to have had a history of working together, but key partners with major responsibilities in the process should show some evidence of prior work in research, practice, community outreach and engagement, and/or policy implementation or advocacy This can be demonstrated, not just related to breast cancer, and may be demonstrated in other areas of cancer prevention, and/or other health concerns at a population level

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